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Papers of Alfred Deakin Deakin, Alfred, 1856-1919

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Deakin, Alfred, 1856-1919
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Deakin, Alfred, 1856-1919; Prime ministers - Australia - Archives.; Australia - Politics and government - 1851-1901.
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MS 1540 comprises correspondence, diaries, notebooks, legal briefs, press cuttings, pamphlets, books, official documents and publications, menus, programmes, literary manuscripts, bills, receipts, photographs and tourist publications. Alfred Deakin corresponded with international, national, state and local politicians, Sir Edmund Barton among them. The collection documents the moves towards Federation and the early Commonwealth ministries. Correspondents also include Lord Tennyson, Lord Northcote, R.E. O'Connor, Richard Jebb, L.S. Amery, R.M. Collins, Sir Walter James, Sir William Lyne, Arthur Jose, David Syme, B.R. Wise, Sir Samuel Griffith, Sir Josiah Symon, Sir John Quick and Hubert Murray. Family papers include letters from Deakin's parents, sister (Catherine), wife, daughters and son-in-law Herbert Brookes (85 boxes, 33 security binders, 9 fol. boxes, 7 fol. packets).
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public:mogedon
2011-08-29 14:37:02.0

Finding Aid is acting up. Searchs through the "Search this finding aid" box time out. But you can go to the name index to search correspondence.

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